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THE
LAKESIDE HOME
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LITTLE CHILDREN.
Ibc Convalescent Brancb
OF
XLbc Ibospital fot giich Cbilbven
ON THE
^6lan^, ®ppoc>itc Toronto.
Toronto, Canada,
1886.
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SHORT FORM OF BEQUEST.
1 give and heqtisath fo the Hospital for Sick Children at Toronto
for the use of The Lakeside Home for LitUe Children, the sum
of
Trustees of The Lakeside Home for Little Children.
W. H. HOWLAND
A. S. Irving
John J. Withrow
Daniel Spry
J. Ross Robertson
The Hospital for Sich Children.
President :
Mrs. S. F. McMaster
Secretary:
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TUE LffiSIDE 1101 FOR LlTTll CDILDIN
THK PHAYKK FOR AN 1>*LANI. HOME
The eye^ Of tho little mvalid who looked
J!i„,- before t..o piicrimuReB to the Like
8ummei, i»'^^"^ , J, ,,„iv |,y a ecurrv over
ohUdren'B «»■""";', ""tt loun««r on Iho ,
°"7 °,rtr." taH b fore they b%,hla»ay I
. V^lnial traits that the outlook yields
r'r.\Te X" with the aa.kno3B sleep
to the ^^^•.J'l^^^,,,^ that rack the tiny
= irth^cot^eJarnogu^^^
children.
For m«..y of th. mvalid. «■« f'.'r^^/X:
„„„„„en..ed •'^^^^Jji:^:^^ in which
° s "T e .ir o U nmrnir afford. The thought
f I. glow hat br....z..B from the o<-ol depth
Ik O tfrio worrld brine to the "J" f*"";,"'
„W,dre„ wor,. by the he^ ^ *»» "2.
Stirred Mrs. S. ^' .7'-"*u_- into
little ones. The pressing »««d t^': \^„"„'i^,
i„g was brou«lU out m U»e « venth
report, printed m 1883:- ""^«;"^ „f .^om
ot our present hospital is tUe w?"^^ "*^^,„,^
?or convalescents. Returning vigour means
a certain amount of noisy P^'-^V. and bo «l.u^
are we to see the weak ones restored ^v gam
.. . .. !_ _i 1. ;^«r.aaiVii(i to nud It m oui
mat It i» aiuiuou mn^v- - -
I liearts to ttop their merry clatter. While
they are so noisilj joyous there may be
lyuiR in some room a child needing the
utmost quiet, and all we can do is to draw
tlie screen around it and keep it out of the
sight but not the sound of its romping com-
panions. Until the last two years we had
a friend in Barrie who allowed us to send to
her one child after another, but she lian
returned to her English home and no one
has offered to fill her place. It is our inten-
tion this summer, God willing, to egLablisU
a temporary oonvulescent iiospital on the
Island opposit'! our city. This will not only
be tor those poor little mortals wno have
passed througli their period of sickness with
us and are ou the roul to recovery, but for
the children of any who Inve not the oppor-
tuni;y of taking their ailing ones away tor \
change of air. The rent of the house will
not be less than $150 for the season. There
will also be tlie expense of plain furnituro
oots and plenty of warm bed clotlies. Ihore
on the clear smooth sand these little ones can
play all day long in the stinshine and paddle
their tiny feet in tlie beautiful lake. Think
of children who have been m bed tor eight
years sitting by the wave-washed sliores ot
the lake. The fresh air and constant out.
(loor'lif^^ will prove a powerful healtli tonic
and unimagined iiappmess to these stricken
little ones: In tnis, as in all our other
works we will observe the principle
of asking none but God for the money needed
and we will trust Him to move the hearts of
His children to whom He has qiven much
of this world's goods to supply all our
wants."
THE PRAYER ANSWEBED.
On a quiet Sunday evening in the mid-
winter of 1883 three citizens sat talking over
u rent topics in the parlour of a Sherbourne
street residence. The conversation turned
nto a review of the work of the city ohari.
t"e8 A member of the party described a
THiL I,AKESTDE HOME FOR LITTLE ChlLDREN.
visit to th : Hospital lor Sick Oiiildren. Tiie
remarlcable success of this institution sua^
tained entirely by tlie freewwill otferiugs of
the charitable was the theme of Beveral
minutes' talk. This led on to refer-
epce to the need for i home on
thj Island where the li'.tle ones from
the mother hospital ciuld be hurried on in
th J \rny to recovery b; a month's sojourn
amia the breezes tliat are always sweeping
over old Oatario's expans ■ The fact
t'lat at the annual meeting of
the Hospital on the previous Fri-
day. Hon. S. H. Blake had eloquently
urged aonic of the wealthier friends to
contribute funds enough tn provide a plain,
homjly retreat on the Isliud, was mentioned.
The talk ovf i-tha needs of the little tenants
of tlieHospit'.l was continued until one ot the
trio quietly resolved to secure a building in
which the children could live during the hot
months.
Tne next morning action followed on the
decision and the Hospital diary thus
^•eiioids as the event of Monday,
Feb. 6, the answer to an earnest
pray^T: — "A gentleman called to siy he
would give $1,000 towards building a Con-
valescent Home on the Island, if the
city would grant the land. We iiacl
only thought of renting a house for a home
and taking over a few child en at a time.
This 13 another proof of God's willingness
'to give abundantly abov. all that we can
a?k or think.' "
Work on the building was not far
advanced when the ladies interested realized
that the original donation of $1,000 was not
biiffijiont to complete and furnish the Home.
E,n^ Dr. Withrow cheerfully put the claims
of the Hospita before thousands of Canadian
children th'-ough 1 ^ columns of the MethO'
dist Sunday Schoo. journals. This efitorb
brougiit in miny small offerings from boys
and girls who were interested in. the stories
of the little suffeiers. Tiie contributions
from new supportei swore gratefully acknow
ledgod, but tlie foll(>'.vfing entry from "Our
.Diary "foi M;iy iSth shovs how large a sum
was needed to ensure the prompt completion
of the building: —
" $1,000 required by the Ist July for the
•Isl-md Hom3. ' We pi'ayed earnest y thai
our Heavenly Fatner would send us this
am)unt, as the house is bnng built, and we
have but littie more than $1,300 on hand"
' / have called uoon Thee, for Thou, wilt
hear me, O God : incline Thin : ear unto me^
and hear my speech.'^ — Ps. xvii. 6.
Tne work o: buildiig went un, but the
deficit; in the funds iVas not made good,
un 11 a fuller realization oi what the Hospital
was doing to alleviate the pains of suffering
children prompted the donor of ihe first
$1,000 to relieve the financial anxie y <'f the
ladies. The entry in "OurD.ary" for
June 8 h reads : — " We thank G k1 that the
same gentleman who gave us the $1,000 for
the 'Island Home ' sent us word not to be
anxious about tha other $1,000 needed as
he would supply it hims df. "
" Verily God hath heard me : He has
attended to thu voice of my prayer. Bcessed
be God, which hath not turned away from my
pray'r, nor His mercy from ■roe.'— Pa. xvi.
19. 20.
THE BUILLiNG OF THE HOME
At the outset ihe idea was to either rent
or buy a bnilding for the Horn s. The old
cub house on the centre of the Island, near
the Yacht Club moorings, was looked over.
jiut the loaation did not suit and the house
had not space for the cots of the little ones.
Qjlier buildings were inspected but none ap-
proached the ideal ot a Convalescent Home.
Tne failure to find a "ready-made " build-
ing brought about a consultation between
tlie donor and the ladies controlling the
hospital. The talk resulted in a decision to
huve plans prepared for a Home to be er diet-
ed on a site that the Propei-by Committee
promised to grant free oi expense. A plot
of ground of five acres near where the street
that straggles south from the ferry landing at
Ranlan's takes an easterly curve to es-
cape a terminus \\\ Lake Oi^tario, was
chosen. Tne lighthouse and fog bell
station breaii in on the sandy plain that
surrounds the site. On all sides there is
romping space for hundreds of children, and
it was the scope for freedom that the little
ones coiild en]oy that commended this
location over the disadvantage of nearness
to the occasionally tolling fog bell, Tiie
City Council readily granted a lease of the
p.'operty as the conveyance states, " So that
a Convalescent Heme for Sick Ciiildren could
be erected thereon in connection with the
"Hospital for Sick Cnildren."
After the transfer of the site had been
completed the preparation ot a plan iOi the
bnilding engaged attention. Mr. Mark
Hall, the arclntect, kindly volunteered his
valuable services, and specifications for a
structure with a centre elevation and one
wing, were soon the b:isis of geverai tenders.
Con-ractsfor the woodwork v^ere awarded
and Mr. John J. Withrow generously con-
sented to sup rvise tne work of erection on
btiha't of the donor.
Before the late March gales had freed the
ba" th" rn^tevi.i! for the Home bad beeu
hauled over the ice to the site, A warm day
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in early April saw a large force of workmen
oil tho j,'roiind. The foundation timoers
were quickly jointed, and the framework of
the Home commonced to rise. The useful-
ness of the work animated even the hum-
blest wielder of a tool. One of tliem — a
plain, ruugh man — rcmj'rked tarnestly that
it ever m his life he turn<3d a hand in a good
cause it was in the building of this retreat
tor the sick ones. By the end of May the
carpenter work was verging on completion.
In the third week in Ju.ie the woodworkers i
abandoned the Home to the painters and j
glaziers The interior was finislied in clear,
unvarnished pine, but the outside walls,
main roof and verandahs were biigh ly
toned by coats of clierey glowine colour.
The last artizan quit the building on July 3.
Next day the furniture was ferried over
from the city, and wiiline: hands speedily
worked the tilings into liomerlike array.
This task over and the " Lak( side Home for
Little Children," as the building had been
named by thi; donor, was ready to shelter
the young invalids who were sweltering in
the July heat at their sultry quarters in the
old hospital.
THE CONDITIONS OF THE RIFT.
The acceptance of tiiH first donation of
SI, 000 for the Lakeside Home, by the ladies
eiiguged in the work ot the hospital, involved
the observance or four conditions governing
the gift. Tliese were (1) that admission to
the Hospital for Sick Children on Eiizibeth
street, as well as the Convalescent Home on
the Island, should be forever open to the
children of Piee and Accepted Masons be*"
longing to tiie Grand Lodge of Canada ; (2)
that the name of the donor should not be
made public ; (3) that the donation should
l)e known as a gift from a Master Mason ;
(4) that the city corporation Hhould grant
a site for the buihluiijon the Island.
The donor's desire to keep the source of
the contributions a secret from tiio general
public was not p 'rmnneutly regarded. His
identity passed beyond the limited circle
directly interested in the work, and one of
the morning papers of the city first publicly
linked tlie *' gift of a Master Mason," with
the name of Mr. J. Ehh Robertson, proprie-
tor of the Totonto bioi ninr/ Teieqram, and a
member of King Solomon Lodge, No. 22,
A. P. & A. M., Grand R-gistry of Canada.
Tiie association o; Av. Robertson's name
with the Lakeside Home proved to be a
practical financial help in the work. His
wide acquaintance among the leading
Masons of the province, gained in years of
membership in tho Grand Lodge, gave
scores of Canadian Craftsmen a direst,
almost personal, interest in the success o^
the Homi" to winch their friend had con-
tributed. This interest did not spend itself
in fruitless aympatliy, but lil)eral jjiftp to
the institution from Masons from all over
the country show what the hospital has
gained by the failure to observe the condi-
tions in their integrity.
With the final contribution to the building
fund the following note was addressed to
Mr.s. S. P. McMaster, President of the Hos-
pital for Sick Uliildren : —
" Dear Madam,— T beg to enclose my cheque
for the balance of my donation, two thousand
dollars, for the erection ot a building on thn
Island for convalescentchilctrenof the Hospital
for Sick Children of Toronio : the buihlino: to
be called The Lakeside Home for iattle C;hil-
dren. 'i'he conditions attached to the gift are
that the snck children of Freemasons, on V)eing
propcrl J recommended by any one of the follow-
iiiK, Alessrs. [)anicl Spry, of liarrie, J. A. Hen-
derson, of Kincrston, George Birrell. of London,
J. J, Mason, of Hamilton, J. G. Rurns, of To-
ronto. I'avidMcLellan, of Hamilton, and W. J.
Hambly, of Toronto, shall be admitted to the
Lakeside Home on the Island, or the Hospital
for *ick Children, TorontOf free of ehar:re. <jf
course it is understood that tlie rules laid down .
for the admittance of children must be con-
formed with.
" Youvs truly,
"J. liOSS liOBERTSOX."
When the building was ready for occupa-
tion Mrs. McMaster forwarded the follow-
ing summary of the conditions of the gifc
and names of the gentlemen who possessed
the right of presentation to the Lakeside to
the Grand Master : —
"Toronto, June 2ith. 1883.
" Dinict Spry. Esq., Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Canada, A. F. & A. M.,
Burrie, Unt:
" Dear Sir.— As you are probably aware, Mr.
J. R. i:. has, at a cost of §2,000, erected a builcl-
ing on the Island as a Convalescent Home for
I the little ones in the Hosnital for 8ick Children,
Toronto, Jt isCiilled the. 'lake ide Home for
Little Children.' One of the conditions upon
which the grant has been made is that the door
of this institution, as well as that of the
. 'Hospital for SicU Children,' in Toronto, shall
'< always be open to the children of the Masonic
I fraternity. It becomes my pleasing duty to
I convey a notification to this effect to you as
j Grand Master of the Granu Lodtre of Canada,
, supplemented with a request that presentation
for admission must be accomoanied by the ip-
; commendation of at least one of the following
' members of the Craft : Messrs. Daniel Spry, of
Marrie. John J. Mason and David Mcl.cllan, of
Hamilton, James A. Henderson, of Kingston,
George i3irrell, of London, and Joshua G- Hums
and William J. Hambly, of Toronto. Will you
be good enough to formally convey to me your
acquiescence in this proposal which I am sure
will meet with your ful approbation as well as
that of tne Craft generally? I am
sure that vou. as the chief officer of the Craft.
will fully appreciate the geueruus doiiution.and
hope, with us, that it will be the means of light-
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THF LAKKSIDE fiOME FOR LITTLE CHILDREX
eninR tbe burden of many a little one upon
whom the hand of sicknoss has been laia.
" Yours truly.
" L. McMaster.
The next day brought the toilon'ing
cwirteoiis ackn'owh'dgment of the notice
from thu Grand Master on behalf of the
Craft :— , v x ,
" Baruie. 4th July.
•* Dear Madam. -T am in receipt of your
letter of the 251 h nit., informmg me of the
eenerous donation of S-'.OOO made b.v Mv. J. K.
R towarfi the erection of a buildmg as a Oon-
valesceut Home in connection with the Hospi-
tal for sick Children, Toronto : and stating that
one of the conditions upon which the trrant has
been made is that children of members of the
IMasonic Fraternity shall be admitted on the
recommendation of at least one of
the number of brethren named, inciuo.
intj myself. 1 cheerfully accept the trust
which mv esteemed friend desires me
to ocenpy. and, should occasion olTer, wi/1 avail
myself of the oppor'unities ottered. As 1 am
aware vou are a daughter of a Freemason who
wa=i loved and respected for his generosity and
kind regard for all who required his aid. I shall
look with favour towards an institution with
w^liich ! he Craft is now to some extent identi-
fied, and shall have no hesitation in recom-
mending children for admission to the Ho^pi^
tal Nurserv, that among the generous ladies
who are eivzaged in this good worK, at least one
has been taught the true principles of Free-
masonry.
"Very faithfully yours,
•'Daniet, St^BY. Grand Master.
THE JOURNEV TO THE LAKESIDE.
The young tenants of tlie white cots in
the mother hospi'al wero open-eyed early on
Thursday, July 5th, 1883. Tiie morning
sunshine that beamed in hotly through the
shaded windows liglit.'d rooms busy with
the quiet bustle of friends hurrying forward
arrangements for the flitting to the lake
shore, Peeping out from the cots were the
sickly faces of litile ones worn by pain and
w.ary with the sultry weeks spent in close
city qii irters. Longindy they had awaited
the day set for tlie voyage into the— to these
weak children— unknown region of smoked-
less sunlight and wave-washed siiore. Close
to the windows opunme on Elizabeth street
the strongest of the young lodgers sat. They
were dressed for the journey, and trolled
out their joy in snatches from the quaint
hymns of childhood while they watched for
the approach of the shipiike pleasure vans
that were to carry them to the ferry. The
rumble of every wheel on the dusty roadway
started a piping hurrali among the little
sentinels. As the two ponderous vans halted
before the door che lusty shout oi the
watchers was echoed by the feebler voices of
the little pallid boys and girls stretched in
helpless suffering on their cots. The ap-
pearance of the" Queen's Own Ambulance
Corps, under Sergeant MjMinn, was weU
comed by the young travellers. One by
one tlie volunteers gently carried tlie chil-
dren to couches on the quilt-covered straw
in tiu! bottom of the vans. When all were
either resimg on the straw or held in the
anna of nurses or volunteers, the'
order for departure was given. The
big w;iggons rolled softly off for York street
wharf, where the Island ferry LueUa Avas
waiting for the cruise to the lake side. As
the vans wheeled out of view the voices ot
the youngsters rung out a cheery farewell
to the squat, homely, old hospital building,
that, surrounded bv a setting of stuffy
cottages, stood bakiuK in the July sunshine.
Then ihe eyes of the little pilgrims turned
away to view the novel sketch' s of life thut
the journey to the whaif revealed. The
trip throucrn the streets was the opening ot a
joyous vision of healthy happy life to these
yrung prisoners of disease. After months of
pent up residence inside the four walls of a
hrspital room one glimpse of the jo^voua
bustle of the streets was enough to bring a
sliade of the old glow back to the palest
cheek. As tiie vans rumbled over tiie blocks
on the Esplanade a sight of the rushing loco-
motives brought out a ehorns of " Olis "
that was renewed as the caravan stopped
beside the puffing Luella. From the vans
the ambulance men carried the young
voyageurs to mattrassea on the deck of the
ferry. A look at the patient, pain-worn
little faces and shrunken forms touched the
roughest of the dock loungers who stood by.
The eyes of strong men were dimmed with
the dew of kindly sympathy as they watched
the children smile through their suffering
while the steamer backed out from the
landing. The voyage across the bay was a
new joy to the little ones. As the Luella
was headed for the western gap their eyes
roamed over the prospect of city, lake and
island. The tall chimnies the Luella was
leaving astern, the skiffs darting over the
bay, the white sailed yachts and the squat,
high -decked propellors were all discoveries.
Their shrill little voices were soitnding out
the tidings of these gladsome sights as the
Lu-Ua rounded for the private wharf neart he
lakeside. All eyes were then waiting for a
first sight of the long-expected Island
Home. As Mrs. McMaster pointed out
the building beside the light-house the
children shouted out their gladness. Soon
the Luella steamed into the dock. Again
the members of the Ambulance Corps did
their kindlj office. Gently the Jtraveilers
were carried over the wide verandahs -nto
the bright dining room of the Home. ^^"'^
some of the Island residents had prepared
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THE LAKESIDE HOME FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.
luncli for the little ones. All joined with
a heaniness that indicitecl the tirst refresh-
ing result of the lake breezes. After lunch
th^" cots of the weakest of the uiuiates were
wheeled out on the upper verandah. LyuifiJ
here their little faocs lighted up as they
watched thir stronger comr;ul-'a revei in
the sand before thb dome. Th," chang ■
trom the heated air and shaded sunslnne ot
the uj)per rooms in the mother hospital to
the sunny freedom of the lake slioro glad-
dened ali the children. Those who were
strong enougii romped joyously until the
evening hour and the g ize of the weaker
sutferers followed the sport from the cots
above. As the sun was siuknig behind the
fringe of forest on the west shore of the lake
the voices of the little ones joined in the grate-
fnl measure of "Glory to Ihee, My God This
Night." A little while later and sleep had
stilled" the pains of the inmites. The day
that made She retreat in fact as in name,
" The Lakeside Home for Little Childreu, "
was over
THANKSGIVING SEKVICES AT LAKE.SIDB.
TliechiUlren had settled down to the
enjoyment of life in their summer quarters.
Long days spent in the freedom of outdoor
sunshine soon tinted the pallid cheeks of the
li tie invalids with the ruddy tone of liealth.
When the ooniusion of the mouing was
over and all the inmates were thriving amid
the new surroundings, the ladies of the
Hospital fixed Friday, July 19th as the date
for commemorating the completion of the
Lakeside Home by a special service of
thanksgiving. A city newspaper in its issue
of July 20ch thus describes this service ;—
THE LAKESIDE HOME.
Thecommudious diuine-roomof the "Lake-
side Home for Little Children" was tilled
with a large and interested audience yester»
day afternoon, at the time announced for
the opening of tlie thanksgiving services
connected with the opening of the Hoir.e
Before the hour of commencing the exercises
a large number of the visitors inspected the
dormitories, and the completeness of all the
interior arrangements of the Home ehcited
much favourable comment. The children in
their cots were wheeled out on to the roomy
verandah, where they lay drinking in the
pure lake breeze and eagerly scanning the
countenances of all the new arrivals to dis-
cover old acquaintances. The little ones
have improved wonderfully during the short
sojourn 'in their new home, and the favour-
able change in their appearance effected by
th*^ hraciuff air and temperate atmosphere of
their new quarters was the subject of gen-
eral approval.
Mr W. H. Howland presided at the ser-
vices in the dinins; room, and after sinfiing
and nrayer by the R^v. Mr. Brookman, he
briefly related the hibiory of the Home from
its inception to the present time. He said
that the institution was a work of faith, and
was sustained by nothing but simple reliance
on the Lord for everything needed. Ti.«
" Lakeside Home " was the result of faith in
prayer. One of the lady maniigers had been
impressed with the need of it for a v ar pre •
viouw to the annual mooting of 1883. At
this meeting it was simply stated thai it was
desirable to have the Home. Th>' gentleman
who gave the money n*icessary to build the
Home gave it in the honest, Seriptui al way.
He wished to ac up to the Biblical ins ruc-
tion, and it was against his wishes that his
name was made public. In conclusion, Mr.
Howland spoke at length on the benefits
which the children were deriving from their
new home. Their rosy cheeks and bright
eyes were in marked contrast to their pale
faces a few weeks ago. and spoke volumes
for the health-giving properties of their new
location.
After prayer by the Rev. P. McF. McLeod,
Mr. Clarke Gamble was called on and de-
livered a short address, in which he said that
the change that had come over the cliiidren
during their short residence on the Island
was simply marvellous, and when it was re-
membered from wnat a small beginning this
work sprang the faith ol all present should
be greatly increased.
Dr. Castle, in response to the ehairman'a
call, said that they were forbidden by the
principles on which the institution was
founded, to extol any human instrumentah-
ty. The motto of these connected with the
work was " not unto us, but unto Thy Great
Name be all the glory." He had always
I attended the anniversaries of the Children's
Hospital, and had always gone to them with
greac pleasure, because in every instance he
had found much to strengthen him and to
encourage spiritually, and to enable him to
him feel that the Unseen Being was a present
and a living being. At the last annual
meeting in February it was first stated tnat
this Home had been asked tor. He kne^.>'
that it was in the heart of one good laay
throughout the whole previous year to plead
with God thar an institution like this should
be established in connection with the
Children's Hospital. But it was not until
the annual meeting in Fel)ruary last that it
was publicly hinted that it was de-
sirable to have a building where the
convalescent children from the Hospital
could spend the aumm-r. Many oi the
friends of the Hospital thought that such a
building would come in course of time.
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When, therefore, before a week liad passed
it was learned that the neoesaary aino.iut
had been promiaod tor iis erection tlioy
were almost startled. But no one knew at
the time that *' He who workoth in sucn t "
was moving the heart of one of thfir fellow
citizens. It was a good tliinfj that he had
the moans to do it, and never did he spend
two I houaind dollars that will give him so
much pleasure— a pleasure that will last all
through his sojourn on earth, and when he
came to die h^' would have tlue satisfaction
of knowinft that his good deed was remem-
bered by Him who has said tiiai " inas-
much as ve did it unto the leas; of these
little one's ye did it unto Me," After com-
pl. men ling the ladi-s in charge of the Home,
Dr. Cuslle took his seat. The chairman
theu called on Mr. J. Ross Robert-
son, who said that the building
spoke tor itself, and it was almost uiiueces-
sary for him to say one word moie in con.
nection with what he had been able to do in
the estfvblisnmnit of a Convalescent Home,
where, during the summer months, helpless,
innocen t and inoffensive little ones of the city
could get tliat nourishment anil live in an
atmosphere that would tend to promote
their physical welfare. He was very grate,
ful for what he had been able, tiirougli Pro-
vidence, and to a limited extent, to do for
the children, and trusted hat what he m a
small way had been able to coinm-.'nce, would
in the time to come be gr a ly improved
upon, so that the Home would extend, and
not only be a benefit to the little (mes in the
mother' hospital in Toronto, but also to the
childre.i in similar institutions, who would
be benefitted by a change of scene and air.
He felt very thank lul to the citiz-ns of To-
ronto throueh whose good-will it was that
he had been able to ereat the Home, and
trusted that in a few years he would bo able
to do more to make the institution complete.
All present were awan- that one ot the con-
ditions on which tlie Home was given was
that the children of Fie» masons should
always be admitted on the presentation of
certain piominent members of the Order.
Charity was one of the cardintii principles of
Freemasonry, and after they had nlieved
the distresses of the brethren— for rightly
the first claim comes within the cratt, as
one's own family would be provided for
before those who had no claim — they could a! •
leviate the misfortunes of others. But Masonry
stimulates to good works, and what jause
could be better aided outside the Craft than
that of helping the little ones who cannot
help themselves. He had originally intended
to carry out the Scripture injui.ction, to
••not let the right hand know
what the left hand doeth,'* but
uiifoitunately in one way, and tortunately in
an(jtlier,he had not been allowed to carry out
his inieution. Unfortunately, because per~
sonally he would have pr»'feired tha: it
should never be known who gave the funds
to erect the building. On the other iiand.
It was fortunate that it was known that he
iiad given the building, the sympaihy of
many of his frieiuia in the city ami through-
out the province being enlisted on behalf of
the Hospital for Siok Children. At the
meeting of the Masonic Graad Loiige of
Canada at Ottawa last week, the members
assembled expressed much satisfaction on
liarniiig that one of their number had taken
an active interest in the worK. of the Hospital,
and he was hopeful that the instituiion
would uoL only gain the sympathy of the
Craft, but also their support. He hoped
that in a year or two tiie Home would be
enlarged by the addition of another wing,
and tne grjundfe W(iuld be beautified so that
all the surroundings of the children might be
of a bright and cheerful character. For his
own part he was amply repaid tor the little
he liad done by the sight of the liith! ones as
they lay in their cots on the verandah
bnathing the pure air and basking in tiie
bright sunshine that would go a long way
towards hastening their phvsi(!al recovery.
Afier thanking the audience for their atten-
tion, Mr. Robertson took his seat.
This cone uded the exercises, and after the
Rev. Mr. McLeod had pronounced the nene-
diction, the audience dispersed,
TIIK FIUST SUMMEK AT LAKI.STPE,
After ilie eXGiteiueoL or tlu; opining was
past, the young convalescents settled
into the routine of enjoying the free
open life on the lake shore. Before the
waves had long been glowing ui tier the
first rays of the early sunshine the plaintive
Toices from the Home would blend in the
notes of the morning hymn. After bi^-ak-
fast the sandy flats alouuti were dotted with
little bent forms ot i)oys and girls, forget*
ting their pains in the glory of digging in the
sand or gathering the simple Island flowers
to cheer their helpless companions in the
cots. But this extract from Mrs McAlaster's
annual report as secretary describes, better
than an outsider can, the joys of that first
summer at the Lakeside : — The nurses kept
the children out of doors as much as possible,
never al owing them to be alone a moment ;
10 take out in a boat any who could go,
and to wheel those who could not, in the
carriages brought over for the piirpose^
euher up the sidewalk, or to the water's
edge, to see the waves roll in ; gathering
wild flowers, shells and luckston^ s, for and
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with them I in short, to do everything to
iniiko tiieirsmy 111 tin; Lakesido Homo as
happy as posiibU) ; ever turniiij{ their minds
to the Giver of ail good, who sent all this
for their happiiioBS and usn,
When tU isu who ooiild walk were taken
out th(> fir.st day, and told that Qjd had
planted all thuso fl )Wori (ohi ;fly clover bloa-
8om, m argil or i tea and sand vines) for them,
that they might gather all tboy ohoae,
little aprons and haudb were very aoon full,
and the lady who w;ih with them, was
decorated with blosBom-i as lovely as any
hot-liou-<f flowers to iheHu poor little ones,
whoacbes^ only saw cue flowers; then,
quick as thous^ht, leave was b "ijged to carry
f>flf their troaau es, some to Mabel, Tommy,
Janie and otiiers, who could not g ^t about ;
and the delight ot tliost- flower bedecked,
bad-ridden iittle patientA, can only bt
im iginod, not described,
Tnc puUintf o" clover blossoms was by
general consent excluded fiom their list of
flow rs to be gathered, when tliey under-
stood in these G )d ki'pt the honey for the
••Bees' dinner. " Digging in the sand was
a'so a surprise, for they found on trial that
it would not dirty them, and that if they
dutrat all deep, water w.is always there ; ho
new W'lls were dug tor the Secretary as she
went np each day to mornuig prayers with
the little ones, and their attendants. A
verse of Scripture was also prepared fo • her
evi ry morning, and thus during tiie season
several chapters of God's Word were safely
8*^ored in their little minds for future; use.
During the summer, frequont s orms oc-
onrred miking them afraid ; so we taught
tham Psalm xciii. 4. "Tlie Lord on high is
mifihtier than the noise of many waters, yea
tlian the mighty wave^ of the sea," and
Psalm Ixxxix, 9, " Tiiou ruiest the raging of
the sea ; when the waves thereof arise thou
F'Jliest them :" and because they could not
understand why the angry curling waves did
not run right up and cover the whole Island,
we taught them Jereniiah v. 22, " Fear ye
i;ot Me, saith the Lord, will ye not tremble
at my Presence wiiich have plvced the sand
for a bound for the sea, by a perpotual
decree, that it cannot pass it ; and though
the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can
they no^. prevail; though they roar, yet can
they not pass over it ? '' One day, when the
waves were very high making such a noise
as they broke on th ; sftore that the
approaching footstep could not be heard,
we found two little girls standing close to
them, shouting with quite a defiant voice r —
"Tliough they toss themselves, yet can
they not prevai ; though they roar yet can
they not pass over it," bacause " the Lord
on high is mighti'T than the noise ot mmy
waters, yea than the miglity wav s of the
sea ! " Lessons, learned i::;iter such cireum
stances, will never be forgotten.
The shor or d lya of in ddle September
found the children still at the Lnkeiide. An
invitation to the institutions for juveniles to
sond any of their ailing iiimites to the
Island brought twelve worn iittle strang-
ers to the Home. The diary for S pt. 25 h
records? — "Tne fira application for iho
admission of the child of a Mason wa-< re-
ceived to-d ly ai the Lvkcsid ; Home. We
are sorry he did not, come earli»'r in the
season, when the days were warmer and
long r."
The coming of cloudy days and chilly
nights warned the inmates that the lime for
flitting cityward was n ;ar. The 1 ist days of
Sjptember ended a season duiing whicii
forty-nine little children of affl o ion had
been weaned back to health by longer or
shorter sojourns at the Home. O.i a
b; urb*^^ autumn morning a ferry steamed into
the . elding on the west shore. This time
the work of th • ambulanc) men detailed to
carry th- children from their cots was
lighter. Little ones who had boan bi^rne
from point to p>inton the trip to the H om'J
in July trudged merrily along to the steamer.
All were soon 01 board, and the little ones
cheere'i out a farewell to the kindly shel er
of the Lakeside. The report thus d ■scribes
the leave-taking !— •* Many of the children
who had been carried up by the Ambulance
C)rpswere able themselves to walk to the
f jrry. The little folks were all very sorry
to leave us, and as the boat steamed out
bearing them homo handkerchiefs and now
unncc'ssary crutch "S wer ; waved back at us
in tarewellas we watched them away from
the wharf."
A LOOK AT THE LAKESIPE HOME.
The engraving shows the Lakeside Home
as it was in the summer of 1883. Then it
included a central elevation and a south
wing. In the plana ther e was an effort to
unite the useful and ornam mtal. The r suit
is a structure that strik s the passer-by wit'i
its attractive outline and meets all th?
requirements of convenience and comfort.
It is constructed of woid throughout. A
boad stairway aonnects two floors with a
united area of 3,600 square feet. On thi
ground floor there are a large dining room, a
pantry, kitchen, board room and two large
apartments for the use ot the Matron. On
the second floor there is a large hall, on
either side of which is a large ward tor the
use of the boys and girls respecively.
Opening from these wards is a smaller room.
THE LAKESIDK UOMK FOR LITl LK CHILPRRN.
^,,i.h i. ocoap.ea \f^^^^Zt\n.\ ..f the
:::,ris" comrod..«- bath room arted up
r .irmlshadv v.a»d.il. niuH rouiul the
ues aim" i.„:-ht •ind is rcao \i'u uy
Here ?i?c t^eT,.».M<l» aro pl,u.;d <lu.-,ng
Here uic 1.1. . fl„„j,,„ ,.n(l on nhe hottest
portioi.s of each fine (1 y. »n '
5av thev recoiv.' the full i"'"' " oi «"' »^
brnzes which blow in from thn broad .x-
bie(ze8wu Ontario. A laun.iry an<
pa„H.. of Lake U ^^^ ^,^^^ ^,,^^
:;\te buUa nga'li an'amplo supply of pure
water Soufi'l.t from the I Ac by m.ans of
.1 vfindmill on (he lake shore.
T is sketch, facing the title page
aeS.es the Ho.no a^ .t jas .int.,
J!!;.::a'Sth^H\'f^Bi,ofr^o30urns at%.o
LSe.«n.^gU..hot.;muv^
!S''no;-%rtr^i^.naibu.iding
anxious to .nbrgo tho Homo's circle of use-
Tn\uZ. He aimed at extending M.e advan^
t vJeB of a few weekB' rosicience at the
LOceaide to weakly children f-om such
U. stations as the Boys' ^-^^^^^^^^
- T f 4-^' Wf^mcu Karlv in looo lu' P' O'
rcd\o add a dupilcat"ot^he south wing
^'^>^'S:;-!-^*bJf:iTspStn/\^Sr;
m that children from other city chanties
ih^mdoe admitled to The Lake.ule Honie
Sub ct to tho control of the Management ot
?he Hospital for Sick Children. T'u..se con-
ditimiB met with the hearty approb;^tion o
the trustees of the mother hospi.a? '..ul
entire building was occupied. 'f^^""
moieiled structure is thus described bj^a
writer in a local newspaper who ^.pent An \
Hour ao Tiie Lakraide Home.
0. the plank route of trave but away
bc-yond the usual limit of the Island-
s Ser'a tramp, the brown wa Is dai^
verandahs and ruddy-tinted roof of The
LakS Home for Little Children break
the bareness ot the sandy plain that stretches
south from the end of the stiagghng
row of summer cottages almost to the wa-
ter's edge. The wmdmiil on the =hors
shades the west frontage 1-e marked by the
aidpwalk that runs from Han Ian s. The
Picket fenced fog-bell station and the little
olaeterof stunted willows around the white-
washed lichthouso buildinuH h.-m m the
enclosure south of th. Home Jat-
visitor who on a hunuy afternoon
tir Hot! the plank road on to the tootway
ead.ng up to the main door finds the strong-
sTof^h^ resident, sporting m the shady
ipots on the sandy front. Their TO.ces .uiv.
anturdyrinf. and 'hey go into the r pay
with all the cn.rgv of health A month h
"xp-riono" of the lake breezes has ud^ranoed
thLo ch.ldron so far on the road to health
t at ft glance recognizes in the browned aces
rth' «and but f .int likeness to t^.e l.tUe
inralids lauded at th. H-.me a few weeks
i^nce. When the entiane. st.ps are clea ed
the front door opens into 'L,^'"'^!''. " "' .^y
furnished reception rooni. /»""» here tne
lower flat of the -»g^ ^^ j'J'k S tlYs
ru;^^tntX^l;e convalescent
Ldsar placed. Close to the wide windows
K?ng on the western verandah a row ot
■"glScradles tor the little i^r;-;; --
the Infants' Home are ranged, l'^^' ^''^ ^ "^^
are vacant, and outside on tne shady veran-
dahThe li^eltest of their tenants are end-
ing among heaps of, "^TT r,\''^l.-^i'r
crowing out their childish c ee Ihe Nveaker
mfants sit quietly in their lit.lechai 8^ At
tunes their eyes turn wearily from the
b git Utke view to rest with passing in er
es on th- antic of the ehoery toddleis
.rou d But the want of a mother's care is
w ilen in ,h.. pinched lines of these worn
little faces. It 18 on the weary eyes. : ui-.tf.d
;;l and thin hands of these unku.^wn
babies that the gaze ot th Udn^
at Che Home rests with a look that sp-ks
au tiiv. u. tu..» tVif close ot the
the consciousness that the cio.t
sojourn at the LAeside w nng
Thlse little wayfarers very »-;' .. J'^^^'^ j^
their life's journey. A pm. P ^F /j"" 7' ^'^^
.,,,. lower halt of the new bui drng om the
uinnc-room. Tho apartment is fitted with
home likeTurnitnre of the summer residence
r^Z Ind 18 equipped with a heating stove,
rtl'ar'when'th-lay is '''l-^,, ->-2^\;;:
i make artificial warmth desinOjle all the
children can be gathered '»• /" ^'^"^^^^^/^j^.d
dining-room opens on a kitchen f"inished
' w,rh missive range and shmy rows ot cook-
Tng ut"S. At"the side a door -v.n«s into
the srairway hall. A nozzle and a coil of
fire hose ornament the side wall near the
Sack entrance. A tank just under the roof.
?ed by the windmill pump, gives a good fiie
pressure, and regular practice always keep.
fl>. «.nnaratus ready for service. On
the FeYt of the stairway the door
Wing 0 the lower flat of the old wing
onens This gives th« same floor room as
Ldormitory^u the other side, but «
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diviiled off into sleeping quarters for the
iiurses who wait on the children. An easy
stairway readies up to the second floor. To
the left of the landinjr the visituf pasaes
into the girl patients' ward, a room that in-
cludes the whole upper part of the new wing.
Like the rest of tiie building, this room is
plainly furnished. There is no eflfort at
elaborate adornment. The cheery like pine
walls are brightened with simple prints,
illustrating scenes in the life of "Him who
irade the lame to walk and the blind to
see," The day is sultry and the 46 cots
which form a hollow square around
the rooms at niaht are all wheeled
out to the upper verandahs. In the heated
term the children almost live on the double
row of verandahs that nearly encircles the
Home. The verandahs are roomy, well
shaded, and fitted with awnings that on
sunny days shut out the sun from tiie space
between roof and railing. A view from tlie
upper tier strikes the visitor with a fair idea
01 the advantages of the site selected for the
Home. Looking west the eye darts over
the gently heavine expanse of lake to the
low green sliores of tiie Huinber, and then
on over field and forest to the wooded
heights that break into the sky line, North-
ward the glance sk'ms along the row of
Island retreats to the throngs strolling amonj;;
the sickly trees at Hanlan's ; over the bay
dotted with pnffinig ferries to the grimy
stretch of dock front ; then up
CO where hign chimneys shoot out
their blackness in the sultry air, and
on through a fringe of church spires, tall
trees and flag poles to the ridge that blocks
the view. Eastward the marsh runs into
the compact array of Riverside buildings
bounded by fields and clumps of bush that
lead up to the bold headland of So&^'boro'
Heights. The little watchers from their
cots look our ov.r the quiet lake at the
steamers and white-sailed schooners plying,
and south to where the faint shadow of
frontier line shows on the horizon. On tlie
verandahs children from all parts of the
province, suffering from all varieties of
physical ailments are resting. The con-
vulsive motions of thenewly-urrived patient
seized with the St. Vitus d:.nce, interest
with all the charm of novelty a group oi
little invalids v/ho are strong enough to
walk. Children able only to enjoy the
fresh breezes from their cots, follow wiih
eager eves the revels of their companions on
the sand below. In the cots are httle ones
whose hopes ot actn-ity are barred by
paralynis, spinal diseases und other
incurable ailments. The cot of one
child has to be wheeled where
she can grasp a trapeze bar that swings from
the roof. By resting her weight on tins for
hours at a cime she aids in the work of
straightening her back. Few moments in
the lives of the little uatients are free from
pain. But thev bravely endure :ill then-
sufferings. The most sorely tried among the
sufferers can always summon a smile ;o green
the approach of the kindly patien^
nurses " who are m charge oi il.e
Lakeside tnis summer. Pain does not seem
lo shake the patient fortitude of the young
invalids. At times, wearied of play, then-
childish voices join in the sweet music of a
familiar livmn. If the visitor hears th.-
simple, quaint measure of " Tell me the
old, old scorv," rinsing out from i he cots
overhead as he leaves, he must cai ry away a
sympathetic remembrance of the quiet en-
durance that brightens the pa.n>.darkened
lives of the little inmates of the Lakeside.
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